RAAF Base Amberley

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Royal Australian Air Force base

RAAF Base Amberley is the Royal Australian Air Force’s largest operational air base, serving as a major hub for air combat, airlift, and support operations in Queensland, Australia.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Australian Air Force base →
continent	Australia →
country	Australia →
distanceFromBrisbane	approximately 50 kilometres southwest →
garrison	No. 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron → No. 1 Security Forces Squadron → No. 1 Wing RAAF → No. 23 Squadron RAAF → No. 295 Squadron RAAF → No. 33 Squadron RAAF → No. 36 Squadron RAAF → No. 382 Squadron RAAF → No. 6 Squadron RAAF → No. 82 Wing RAAF → No. 86 Wing RAAF →
hasFacility	accommodation facilities → logistics facilities → maintenance facilities → training facilities →
hasRole	strategic airlift hub → tanker operations hub →
hostsAircraftType	Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport → Boeing C-17A Globemaster III → Boeing EA-18G Growler → Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet → Pilatus PC-21 →
hostsUnitType	air combat units → air mobility units → support units →
IATACode	AMB →
ICAOCode	YAMB →
isLargest	largest operational RAAF base →
location	Amberley, Queensland → Ipswich, Queensland →
militaryBranch	Royal Australian Air Force →
nearCity	Brisbane →
opened	1940 →
operator	Royal Australian Air Force →
partOf	Royal Australian Air Force →
primaryFunction	air base →
role	air combat operations → airlift operations → support operations →
runwaySurface	asphalt →
runwayType	paved runway →
state	Queensland →
usedDuring	Second World War → Vietnam War →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Royal Australian Air Force →	notableBase